Jonathan Farley from the UMaine computer science faculty was part of a discussion on the BBC program “World Have Your Say” on Tuesday May 3. Farley, who is a regular contributor to the program, joined in the discussion related to the death of Osama bin Laden. His appearance occurs just after the 20:30 mark on […]
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The Real Media news service carried a State University of New York, Potsdam news release about an upcoming lecture and two public physics seminars there by UMaine professor of physics and astronomer Neil Comins. Comins will discuss misconceptions in astronomy and subject matter from several of his 14 published books. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Basic information about UMaine’s commencement activities, which are being held Saturday, is available in a Bangor Daily News brief. For more information, see a news release here.
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An editorial in the Times Record newspaper of Brunswick cites UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center as a place where Maine people are acquiring and applying new skills in 21st-century jobs and cutting-edge innovations. The editorial had a number of examples of international companies that have chosen to locate offices in Maine because of […]
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The Kennebec Journal ran a story Friday about UMaine valedictorian Kristopher Cooper and salutatorian Rachel Ann Ventrella, who are both from the newspaper’s coverage area. Cooper, of Winthrop, is a biology major with a minor in business, while Ventrella, who is from Fayette, will graduate with an elementary education degree with a minor in liberal […]
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A story in the Buffalo News included comments from UMaine football players Jeremy Kelley and Desmond Randall, who both played wide receiver for the Black Bears. Kelley and Randall, who are both natives of West Seneca, N.Y., went undrafted in last week’s NFL draft and are waiting to see if they sign free-agent contracts. Kelley […]
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Comments from Gordon Hamilton of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute were included in a Time Magazine online report about findings that Arctic ice melt is accelerating. Hamilton said parts of Greenland have started to change in ways that are shocking to researchers, and that both the extent of melting and the length of the melting season […]
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The Bangor Daily News has a story about downtown Bangor’s first Kid Central Festival, in which the University of Maine Museum of Art is participating with a scavenger hunt and activities in its galleries. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Two finalists for the position of UMaine women’s basketball coach have visited campus, according to reports from the Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News. UMaine Athletic Director Steve Abbott told the BDN an announcement could be forthcoming soon. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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An Audubon Magazine blog is featuring the biodegradable lobster shell golf balls developed at UMaine by engineering David Neivandt and his student, Alex Caddell. TMCNet’s Green Technology World site also has an item about the golf balls. Contact: Kristen Andresen, 207-581-3742
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